Crackberry choices...

[ACMF74]

I've had the Curve over a year now and it's been solid.

AT&T sucks though.......

[Danny]

I like the Storm, I've had it for about a year and its just now starting to take a shit on me.

[TDE30]

Thanks for the tips guys, yeah the touchscreen on the Storm worries me more than anything. I have used the digital QWERTY keyboard on my father's LG Dare and I have nothing good to say about it. So, I'd say it's between the Curve and the Tour (although, as Emre mentioned, the Curve is outdated and it may be wortht he extra $50 to get the Tour/9630.)

Keep'em coming guys.

[Cong405]

I say go for the 9630 or 8530. I personally don't like the storm even though it is a "touch" screen. The digital qwerty key on the storm is pretty slow and might take some time getting use to. Also the fact that you have to actually touch an icon/app and then push down on the screen to open the app was really irritating; felt like you're doing twice the work compared to other touch screen phones.

The 8530 feels really cheap, not as solid as the 9630. Other than that, it's a decent phone, very similar to the 9630.

If you're more into texting or emailing, I would go with the Tour or the Curve. But if you're more into web browsing, then I think the storm might be better.

Try asking Verizon rep to see if they have a 15 day trial on the phones. I know T-mobile and At&t have something like that so verizon might too.

GL with your pick

[z31maniac]

iPhones are for trendy hipsters

Or people who receive them as gifts.

[Emre]

Among those, I would take the Tour hands-down. The Curve is already basically obsolete. The touch screen Storm sucks, since you're eliminating the best part of a BlackBerry (the keyboard). I would forget both of those.

I've got a Bold and my dad has the Tour. I like the huge screen on my Bold and it's the fastest BlackBerry I've ever used. But it's too big and the battry life could be better. My dad's Tour is about perfect.

[TDE30]

Gearing up to replace my Samsung Sway (God's curse) through Verizon Wireless and I am choosing between three astonishingly affordable phones. If you own any of the three please provide some feedback, if you own a Samsung Sway I'll be your shoulder to cry on (no homo).

- Blackberry Curve 8530 at $49.99
- Blackberry Storm 9530 at $49.99
- Blackberry Tour 9630 at $99.99

Please, no recommendations outside of these three, iPhones are for trendy hipsters; the only reason I'm considering a Blackberry is not to be "that guy" or to update my Facebook status 37 times a day but because they're priced at or around the same price as a decent flip phone.


Thanks for any recommendations guys.